TV Recaps

Do you want to know what happened in the latest episode of a TV show? Have you binged an original series and need to understand the finale of a season? Here is our archive of TV Recaps breaking down episodes from many series, including your favorite show.

‘Creature Commandos’ Episode 5 Gives Us The Team-Up We Didn’t Know We Needed

January 2 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I’ve already asked for more Eric Frankenstein in Creature Commandos, and Episode 5, “The Iron Pot”, grants that request. And thank goodness!

‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’ Focuses On Character Over Lore In Episode 6

January 1 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Episode 6, “Zero Friends Again”, comes on the back of by far the most exciting and surprising installment.

‘Skeleton Crew’ Delivers Its Best Outing Yet In Episode 5

January 1 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Skeleton Crew has had its ups and downs, but Episode 5, “You Have a Lot to Learn About Pirates”, is pretty much perfect.

‘Missing You’ Puts the Focus On Kat’s Friends and Family In Episode 4

January 1 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Missing You shows some of its strengths in Episode 4, which is appropriately titled “Don’t You Forget About Me” after the Simple Minds hit. It’s...

‘Missing You’ Gets A Little Complicated In Episode 3

January 1 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s ironic that Episode 3 of Missing You is titled “Never Too Much” – after the Luther Vandross song – since there’s a compelling argument...

Let’s Hear It For The Villains In ‘Missing You’ Episode 2

January 1 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

All good mysteries need a bad guy, a killer, a weirdo, someone to imperil the leads and create conflict. Episode 2 of Missing You, titled...

‘Missing You’ Gets Off To A Compelling (If Slightly Silly) Start In Episode 1

January 1 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

The first episode of Missing You is all about introducing various plot threads that seem entirely disconnected but will turn out not to be in...

Tommy’s Problems Are Mounting In ‘Landman’ Episode 8

December 29 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Episode 8 of Landman, “Clumsy, This Life”, is one of those outings in which very little of note happens but the show mysteriously doesn’t suffer as a result.

It’s Sa-eon vs Sa-eon in ‘When the Phone Rings’ Episode 10

December 28 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Things are heating up in When the Phone Rings, aren’t they? And once again it seems to be Hee-joo in the firing line more than anyone, right after ending the previous episode in quite the predicament.

‘Marvel’s What If…?’ Season 3 Begins Its Two-Part Finale In Episode 7

December 28 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The first half of Season 3’s two-part finale, ends up being really great despite being by far the most serialized that the show has been thus far.

‘When the Phone Rings’ Episode 9 Has The Show’s Biggest Reveal Yet

December 27 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

You can feel When the Phone Rings approaching the end in Episode 9. We’ve reached the point where certain key questions start being answered while some mysteries linger unsolved.

The Lies Are Finally Catching Up To Martian In ‘The Agency’ Episode 6

December 27 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

“Spy For Sale” feels like The Agency operating at its peak. It hasn’t been a smooth ride to get to this point, and Episode 6 isn’t perfect either.

‘Silo’ Season 2 Sags A Touch In Episode 7 But Is Kept Afloat By Juliette’s Deep Dive

December 27 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

It only seems like two minutes since Juliette last ventured into the flooded bowels of Silo 17, and yet an extended high-pressure diving sequence is once again the highlight of Silo Season 2, Episode 7.

‘Marvel’s What If…?’ Season 3 Reaches A High Point In Episode 6

December 27 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Episode 6 of Marvel’s What If…? Season 3, which teams Shang-Chi up with Kate Bishop in a Wild West setting, is my favorite of this run by quite a margin.

‘Marvel’s What If…?’ Season 3 Gets Very Bleak In Riri Williams-Focused Episode 5

December 27 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Right after Marvel’s What If…? Season 3 reached its lightest, silliest note, Episode 5, “What If… The Emergence Destroyed the Earth?”, flips things on their...

‘Marvel’s What If…?’ Season 3, Episode 4 Is A Lovely (If Demented) Christmas Gift

December 25 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Episode 4, “What If… Howard the Duck Got Hitched?”, plays out like a dare to come up with the weirdest MCU premise possible and then contort it into even stranger shapes as it goes.

‘Marvel’s What If…?’ Season 3, Episode 3 Feels Like A ‘Thunderbolts’ Trailer

December 24 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

If I have a persistent criticism of What If…? it’s that it rarely feels “what if” enough. The limitless possibilities of a speculative anthology should make this kind of thing really easy.

‘Marvel’s What If…?’ Revisits Hollywood’s Golden Age In Season 3, Episode 2

December 23 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Episode 2 of What If…? Season 3, “What If… Agatha Went to Hollywood?”, reinvigorates that godforsaken movie and some of its concepts by pairing Agatha Harkness – very much Marvel’s flavor of the month after Agatha All Along – with Kumail Nanjiani’s Kingo.